Visible flusher



Sept 12, l933- c. R. BUCHET 1,926,512

VIS IBLE FLUS'HER Filed March l5,v 1929 the cap so as to overhang the flange 8. YLugs al of air from the bottle causes induction ofv Patented sept. 12,1933 A.; 1,926,512

UNiTEDsrArss Parasur-`v OFFICE f VISIBLE FLUSHER Conrad Robert Buchet, Long Beach, Calif., assignor citons-fourth to William G. Lacy, onefourth to VWalter P. Lacy,` and ene-fourth to Clinard F. Chambers, all of Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 5, 1929.v Serial No. 344,238 A 4 claims. (o1. 1in-1.5)l

Y This invention relates to a device for draining bolts with the lugs. The openings'in the ears are and iiushing gear cases and the like.,` It is-espeof such diameters that the bolts 14 may slide cially adaptable for use upon automobiles, but is therein. 'Compression springs 15 are provided l not limited to such use.' i y betweenthe heads ofthe bolts and the ears. As is Vwell known flushing of gear cases and Formed on the cap is'aYdiametricallyextending like containers of grease is effectively performed body having parallel members 15'and 16 -spac'edi by draining the grease from the container, then so that member 15 forms ahand grip. 'The memwashing the container by alternately introducing bers are joined at `one end by an upright portion and withdrawing flushing iiuid. The present in- 17. Atthe front, they are shown `joined by a rib 0.. vention appertains to a device which will perform 18. ,The hand grip'portion -15 is of'V such dimenthe above desired operations. Y sions that fingers of the hand of the operator may The objects of this invention are to provide a encircle and grip the member 15. In the member device of the character described having any or 16 is a service passage 19. opening at'the front 'o f all of the following features:means pneumatithe body and tapped to receive arcoupler 20 so :is cally operated to drain liquid into a container to attach to the passage a ilexible tube'21. The and then operable to eject the liquid from the service passage 19 extends-about to the center of container at will; a container having a novel the cap and is directed downwardly, an annular blow-off means to prevent rise in pressure in the boss being formed and threaded to receive a serve container above a selected high-pressure; a novel icetube 22 which extends to a point adjacent the 2-0 device to operate'as an aspirator or compressed bottom ofthe bottle. At the lower end of thetube air pump; and details'of structure contributing are ears serving for pivotal mounting ofy a per-V to portability, ease of manipulation, visibility of forated checkwvalve :23, counterweighted asindithe container contents, prevention of ejection of cated by 24 so that normally the vvalve is'mainsolid particles from the container and also pretained closed. Liquid can vpass from the con- 25 vention of ejection of the liquid in the container tainer through the tube 22, but due tol the perby way of the aspirator orY ejector. forations in valve 23, the fluid so passing will be These objects togethervwith other objects and strained. Opening into the cap is an actuating corresponding accomplishments are obtained by fluid passage 25 leading to an aspiration oractuat'- means of the embodiment of my invention illusing fluid chamber 26 formed inthe hand grip trated in the accompanying drawing, in whichz-V branch. Astem 27 is securedfto the body atthe A' Fig. l is a plan view of a flusher; Fig. 2 is a inlet of passage 25 and slidably mounted thereon vertical Vsection through the usher; and Fig. 3 is a float valve 28 adapted to close the passage 25.77' is a, section as' geen on. the line 3 3 showing a, The aspiration chamber 26 "isthreaded at its rear; fragment of the-flusher.- i and at the front connects with a Venturi passage n Referring more particularly to the'drawing, the 29 which is enlarged at the front end `forming a fiusher comprises broadlya container 5 preferably delivery passage 30. Threaded into the rear end of bottle form andrnade of glass so that the of the aspiration chamber is an ejector nozzle 31 contents may be visible and forming a sight contapped toreceive avalve tting32 connected to tainer. The container has a'neck 6 with a mouth an air hose 33. The valve vfitting is provided with 95 defined bya substantially flat rim 7. Anexternal a valve having a handle 34 for manipulation'of f flange 8 is shown formed on the neck of the conthe valve. f tainer. Y i To operate the device, the hose 21 is inserted Mounted upon the .container isan ejector dein thecontain'er to be drainedthe` bottle 5 being vice comprising a body with a cap portion 9 havempty. VThe air hose 33 is connected to a source 100 ing a collar 10 depending therefrom and adapted of air pressure, and valve handle 34 .operated to to slip over the neck ofthe bottle and rest uponv openthe valve andY admit air throughthe ejecthe flange '8. `The cap portion seats upon the tor nozzle 31. This causes aspiration of air from mouth of the bottle and a ring washer 11 is prothe bottom side, the air being vdelivered through vided to prevent leakage. Ears 12 extend from the Venturi and delivery passage 30. Withdraw- 13 for cooperation with the ears are provided greaserfrom the container to be drained. The to engage the underside of flange 8. Alined grease passes into the bottle 5, the valve 23 openopenings are provided in the vcoactingV ears and ing to admit any particles, such as chips of gear` lugs for bolts 14. The openings in lugs 13 are teeth or other solids. As the liquid level rises inV j tapped to provide for threaded engagement of the the bottle, the iioat valve 28 is lifted to close the passage 25 and thereby prevent the liquid fromr passing into the ejector and being delivered through the delivery passage 30. In handling the ilusher, the operator grips it-by placing his ngers around the hand grip and with his thumb free so `that it canvbe placed over the end of the deliveryV passage 30 and'thereby close -the latter. After the bottle has been illed,vthe hose 21 is Withdrawn from the container being drained and is placed in a grease receptacle. The operator then places his thumb over the *deliveryopening 30 and closes the latter. jIheair pres- L-carriedout of thebottle when the contents of the same.

the latter are ejected. After the bottle has been emptied Uand the( grease `container has been drained, the hose 21 is placed in a receptacle containing flushing liquid. k'Iheizlelivery passage 30 I isI then openedV so thatrflushing liquid is drav'vn into the bottle 5. Thereupon, the hose 21`is introduced into thecontainer to be flushed.` The deliveryrpassage isy then closed so as to cause the flushing fluid to be forced into the container.

After the bottle hasbeen emptied, the passage 30.

isopened, and the flushing liquid withdrawn from` the container into the bottle. The .flushingwliquid is alternately delivered to the container and withdrawn so asto completely flush Obviously, no solid particles which have drawn into the bottle vvillfbeV returned to the container both by reason of the tube 22 and check` valve 23. After flushingghas been completed, the hose 21 is withdrawn from the container and the bottle emptied by discharging the flushing liquid into a Waste receptacle. Ifthere are Iany solid particles in the bottle, the cap is loosened so that the bottle can be detached and emptied. 11i for any reason, the pressure in the bottle 5 becomes excessive, the cap Will `unseat againstr the action of compression springs lliand la'llovv the air to blow-off.` By employing a visible or transparent bottle,itvcanlbe at all times g seen that no solid particles are being introduced intol ther container beingflushed. With `flushingV dev-ices, Whichdo not have a-visible receptacle, and are not provided with a screen check, it is possible that-solid particles which are Withdrawn from a gear case in one automobile may be delivered inthe next operation to the gear case next flushed. That `this can not happen, Will be evidenced from an inspection of lthe container, and the latter caribe emptied just as `soon as soli'dparticles lodge in the bottle. Obviously,the entire device is portable'and the flusher can be operated as anejector or a compressed airpump i, I V .i

at the Will of the operator by closing the delivery passage 30 with his thumb `or opening thelatter by removal of his thumb.

What I claim is:- 1 I 1. A manually controlled devicev of the character described comprising an ejector having an actuating fluid chamber, an actuating fluid passage and a freelyvopen ejector delivery outlet arranged to be stopped by the hand of the operator'at Will; a closed sight container, a single service conduit opening to said container adjacent the bottom, said actuating fluid passage opening to said'container at the top thereof, and a screencheck Valve for said service conduit normally closedagainst'passage of fluid outwardly from said container.

2. A manually controlled` device of the character described comprising an ejector having an actuating fluid chamber, an actuating fluid passage and a freely open ejector delivery outlet arranged to be stopped by the hand of the operator at Will; a closed sight container, av single service conduit opening to said container' adjacent its bottom, said actuating iluid passage opening to said container at the topthereof, a float valve Ain said container controlling the actuating iluid passage, anda screen check valve for said service conduit normally closed against passage of fluid` outwardly from Vsaid container.

3. A manually controlleddevice of the character described comprising an ejector having an actuating'luid chamber, an actuating fluid passage and a freely open ejector delivery outlet arranged to be stopped bythe hand of the oper-V Y ator at will; a closed sight container, a single service conduit opening to said container adjacent its bottom, said actuating fluid passage opening to said container at the top' thereof; said container having a necklwitha mouth, a cover lto yclose said mouth having the ejector body integral therewith and including a collar to embraceY said neck,

Ysaid cover having a seat to engage the mouth and close the latter, andyieldable means to hold said cover seated on saidmQuth-andv thereby to provide a safety blow-off. Y v n fl. A fnanruallyl controlled device of the character describedv comprising an ejector having an actuating iiuid chamber, an actuating iluid passage, a delivery outlet arranged to be stopped by the hand oi the operator and a service supply passage; a closed sight container; av single service tube connected to said service supply passage and opening to said `container adjacent its bottom,

said actuatingiiuid passage opening to said '.con-

tainer at the toptherecf; said container having t a neck with a1n1outh,` ar coverto close said mouth having the ejector body integral therewith and including a collar to embrace said neck, said cover having a seat to engage said mouth and close the latter, and yieldable means tof hold said cover on said mouth and thereby to provide a safety valve; said cover being formed :witha hand grip through which said delivery passage 'extends and said passage opening through the vend of the hand grip'. n CONRAD ROBERT'BUCHET.

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